John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection
John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

Movie·2018·1h 35m

John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

Cinema lies. Sport does not.

Country

France

Language

French

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The Story

Original title: L'empire de la perfection

An immersive film essay on tennis legend John McEnroe at the height of his career as the world champion, documenting his strive for perfection, frustrations, and the hardest loss of his career at the 1984 Roland-Garros French Open.

Producer

William Jéhannin, Raphaëlle Delauche

Editor

Julien Faraut

Themes

tennistennis playerperfectionistperfectiontennis matchtennis profamous people

Production House

UFO Production

Audience Score

63%

27 votes

Skip13%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection21%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

John McEnroe

John McEnroe

Self (archive footage)

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Narrator (voice)

Jacques Pernod

Self

Cédric Quignon-Fleuret

Self

Nicolas Thibault

Self

Serge Daney

Serge Daney

Self (archive footage)

Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gil de Kermadec

Self (archive footage)

Ivan Lendl

Ivan Lendl

Self (archive footage)

John Patrick McEnroe

Self - John McEnroe's Father (archive footage)

Kay McEnroe

Self - John McEnroe's Mother (archive footage)

Patrick McEnroe

Self - John McEnroe's Brother (archive footage)

// crew

Crew

Julien Faraut

Julien Faraut

Director, Writer, Editor

William Jéhannin

Producer

Raphaëlle Delauche

Raphaëlle Delauche

Producer

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